Where does “cihsaw” come from?

cihsaw (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang saw, from Proto-Tai saɰᴬ — clear; clean.

cihsaw (Zhuang): written character

Definitions

  1. written character

Ancestry of “cihsaw”, step by step

cihsaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang saw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangsawwritten language; writing; script; character;...
2Proto-Taisaɰᴬclear; clean

via Zhuang cih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangcihUsed for written characters or words
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Proto-Tai saɰᴬ →Every word from Zhuang saw →